monopolising
Cornering the market
Monopolising is the British spelling of monopolizing—taking exclusive control of something.
A company monopolises a market by eliminating competition.
A person monopolises a conversation by not letting others speak.
The word carries a sense of excessive or unfair dominance: She's been monopolising the bathroom all morning.
Exercising supreme control
- commandingExerting strong authority
- corneringForcing into position
- stranglingCompressing throat to suffocate
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
capturing · seizing · consolidating · absorbing · engrossing · appropriating · accumulating · concentrating
Price-fixing coalition
- oligopolyFew firms dominate market
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- price-fixingCoordinated artificial cost-setting
- corneringForcing into position
stranglehold · incumbent · tycoon · magnate · baron · merger · acquisition · buyout
Taking more than fair
- dominatingExercising supreme control
- commandeeringSeizing by force or authority
- consumingUsing up entirely
- absorbingHolding attention completely
demanding · capturing · claiming · spotlight · conversation · airtime · limelight · bandwidth
Dominant group's control
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
sovereignty · tyranny · autocracy · despotism · overlord · stronghold · stranglehold · grip
Against corporate market dominance
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- ShermanAmerican tank model
- ClaytonAnglo-Saxon surname
- FTCCommerce regulatory agency
DOJ · litigation · enforcement · trustbuster · prosecution · injunction · divestiture · compliance
dominating
Exercising supreme control
- commandingExerting strong authority
- corneringForcing into position
- stranglingCompressing throat to suffocate
hoarding · capturing · seizing · consolidating · absorbing · engrossing · appropriating · accumulating · concentrating · centralizing
cartel
Price-fixing coalition
- oligopolyFew firms dominate market
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- price-fixingCoordinated artificial cost-setting
cornering · stranglehold · incumbent · tycoon · magnate · baron · merger · acquisition · buyout · consolidation
hogging
Taking more than fair
- dominatingExercising supreme control
- commandeeringSeizing by force or authority
- consumingUsing up entirely
absorbing · demanding · capturing · claiming · spotlight · conversation · airtime · limelight · bandwidth
hegemony
Dominant group's control
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
predominance · sovereignty · tyranny · autocracy · despotism · overlord · stronghold · stranglehold · grip · chokehold
antitrust
Against corporate market dominance
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- ShermanAmerican tank model
- ClaytonAnglo-Saxon surname
FTC · DOJ · litigation · enforcement · trustbuster · prosecution · injunction · divestiture · compliance · decree
monopolisingsharing
Dividing among others
distributing · giving away · dividing · parceling out · apportioning
monopolisingsharing
Dividing among others
yielding · stepping back · listening · deferring · withdrawing
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